Chapter 15 Summary

The chapter opens with the fifth day of the siege. Heyward and the girls have been in the fort for four days. A disturbance outside the fort shows Hawkeye being led by a French officer to the fort. Hawkeye's arms are bound and he looks haggard and despondent.

Heyward heads toward the office to see what was going on. He is stopped by the girls walking in the courtyard. Alice chastises him for not coming to see them since the arrival. Heyward notices Cora is not happy and asks if he may call on her.

Heyward arrives at the general's office quickly. Hawkeye has been admitted. The letter he carried has been taken, but he reports that there is no relief coming from Fort Edward. Heyward and General Munro discuss how they may learn the contents of the letter. Munro has been invited...